Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
Visitors are welcome in our Paris, Chicago and New York locations by appointment.
News, Fairs & Exhibitions
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EventsTEFAF 2020
Maastricht 7 - 15 March 2020 Read more -
EventsThe New York Antiquarian Book Fair
New York 5 - 8 March 2020 Read more -
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Les Enluminures podcasts transform the past into the present with untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks Read more -
Artwork categoriesManuscripts
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Artwork categoriesMiniatures
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Artwork categoriesRings
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PressA Guide to Medieval Manuscripts
January 21, 2020 What are medieval manuscripts? What is a Book of Hours? How were they made? What does the term illuminated mean? In this guide Sandra Hindman, leading expert on Medieval and... Read more -
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Les Enluminures offers for sale exceptionally rare illuminated manuscripts, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Read more -
Video entriesHow to buy a Book of Hours
February 17, 2020 Sandra Hindman and Keegan Goepfert confront a range of questions which one should consider when buying a Book of Hours; discussing how the artist, the number of illuminations, its provenance,... Read more